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10.14.2010

Chill

Brrr! I cannot believe that when marching band started I was complaining of the 102º weather! Well, I can....because 102º is rather hot....but that's not the point. The point is, those last few weeks of marching band are more than a little chilly.

And it doesn't help that we practice at night. When it's colder. Really, it's quite funny watching all of us do our little penguin waddles across the field because we have so many layers on!

My protocol? As many layers as will fit on my body. Often, it's a lot like what I'd wear skiing!

It goes somewhat like this:

UnderArmour shirt

Regular t-shirt

Riot sweatshirt

Marching band jacket

Long john bottoms

Gap sweatpants

Thick socks

Plaid converse

The thickest gloves I can wear and still be able to play trumpet in

A nice warm hat

And of course, drill book and trumpet, complete with plastic mouthpiece.

You've got all that and you turn into a regular trumpet-playing penguin. Like I said, quite funny really.

And the best part? Our two minute breaks every hour when we can grab some hot chocolate (Thanks music boosters!) and warm up a little.

I just have one quandary with all of this. How are we going to accomplish the choreographed visual for the ballad which requires ease of movement if we're all fat 'ole penguins?

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I (Sally) am a 15 year old girl with a passion for music. I'm an avid trumpet player (along with playing other instruments) and I love to conduct and arrange and compose music too. Just call me band geek. I sing in my church choir, and love church in general and look forward to it every week. Other arts I sincerely enjoy are writing and photography. You'll be able to witness these here in my posts as well. Contact me at trebleclefblog@gmail.com and click on the picture to view my full profile.